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Will Machinery Investment Pay for Itself?

On yesterday’s program, we heard from Ted Nibourg, farm business management specialist with Alberta Agriculture, on his analysis of Statistics Canada data on trends in farm machinery investment in Alberta.

Nibourg says when making a decision whether or not to purchase machinery, it’s important to determine if that machinery investment will pay for itself.

Interview with Ted Nibourg (1:46 minutes) (428 Kb)

Ted Nibourg is a farm business management specialist with Alberta Agriculture.

Source: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development


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Most seed companies see testing as a regulatory box to check.

But what if it’s actually one of your strongest competitive advantages?

In this conversation with Amanda Patin, North America Business Development Director for US Crop Science at SGS, we dig into what seed testing really reveals, far beyond germination and a lab report. From seed vigor and mechanical damage to stress performance and pathogen pressure, Patin explains how deeper testing can help companies differentiate their seed, protect value, and drive real return on investment.

If seed testing is something you only think about when you have to, this discussion might change how you see and use it.